The Luftwaffe decided to use the Alpha Jet in their
Military light strike role. The first
production German Military Alpha Jet performed its first flight on 12 April 1978. It was
designated the Alpha Jet A (the "A" standing for Appui Tactique or
"Tactical Strike") or Alpha Jet Close Support variant. The Luftwaffe
obtained 175 airplanes up to 1983, The first major foreign
military customers were Belgium and Egypt, each performing final assembly of
French-configuration Alpha Jet E jet figthters. Belgium ordered 33 aircraft under the
designation of Alpha Jet 1B, with assembly by SABCA of Belgium and deliveries in
1978-1980. Egypt ordered 30 military aircraft designated Alpha Jet MS1 in
the early 1980s. Four complete jet fighter aircraft were supplied by Dassault, with the
other 26 assembled in Egypt from knockdown kits by AOI.
Click Here to see the Alpha
Jet Exhibit in the YellowAirplane Online Museum.

Marc Arys' book on the Dassault /
Dornier advanced trining/light attack military jet, the Alpha Jet, first flown
1973, is well on its way to become a best seller.

A joint venture by France and
Germany, A-Jets have of course been ordered by the joint venture partners as
well as ten other countries, including Belgium. So this is what the book is all
about ; A-Jets in the service of the Belgian Air Force for two decades now,
hence the title "20 years of Alpha Jet in the Belgian Air Force".

The Alpha Jet is an agile and very maneuverable subsonic aircraft which is used
both as a trainer and in the fighter-bomber role. The French aerobatics team
Patrouille de France has used the Alpha Jet for international demonstrations
since 1981. Primarily used as a two-seat advanced jet trainer capable of
light strike and reconnaissance, the Alpha Jet was developed by and produced for
France and Germany in the 1970s. 500 Alpha Jets were eventually produced in
total for France, Germany, Belgium. Primarily used as a two-seat
advanced jet trainer capable of light strike and reconnaissance, the Alpha Jet
was developed by and produced for France and Germany in the 1970s. 500 Alpha
Jets were eventually produced in total for France, Germany, Belgium and various
African nations. The aircraft reached a maximum speed of 576 mph and could hold
up to 5,511 pounds of armament. There were four versions of the Alpha Jet, all
of which featured one 30 mm DEFA

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Kapitel: Dassault Falcon 20, Dassault Mirage 2000, Breguet Atlantic, Dassault
Rafale, Alpha Jet, Dassault Mirage Iii, Br 1150 M, Dassault Super tendard,
Dassault Mirage Iv, Dassault Mercure, Dassault Neuron, Dassault Super Mystre,
Dassault Mirage F1, Dassault tendard, Dassault Mirage Iiiv, Dassault Falcon
900, Dassault Ouragan, Dassault Falcon 7x, Dassault Mystre Iv, Dassault Falcon
10, Dassault Falcon 2000, Henri Deplante, Marcel Dassault, Dassault Mirage 4000,
Dassault Mirage G, Dassault Balzac V, Dassault Falcon 50. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht
dargestellt. Auszug: The Dassault Rafale (English: ) is a French twin-engined
delta-wing agile multi-role 4.5th-generation jet fighter aircraft designed and
built by Dassault Aviation. Introduced in 2000, the Rafale is being produced
both for land-based use with the French Air Force and for carrier-based
operations with the French Navy. It has also been marketed for export to several
countries but has not yet received orders. The logo of the Dassault Rafale
program.In the mid-1970s, both the French Air Force (Arme de l'Air) and Navy (Aronavale)
had a requirement (the Navy's being rather more pressing) to find a new
generation of fighter (principally to replace AdlA SEPECAT Jaguars and
Aronavale F-8 Crusaders), and their requirements were similar enough to be
merged into one project. In 1983, France awarded Dassault a contract for two
Avion de Combat eXprimental (ACX) demonstrators. European nations, Germany,
France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom agreed to jointly develop a new
fighter in the early 1980s. However, disagreement over the fighter's size and
project leadership led France and the other nations to split in 1985. France
developed the smaller Rafale, while the other nations developed what would later
be named the Eurofighter Typhoon. Prototype Dassault Rafale AThe Rafale A
technology demonstrator was rolled out in late 1985 and made its maiden flight
on 4 July 1986.